Battery-element remover



Jan. 8, 1924. 1,480,195

H. COLLINS BATTERY ELEMENT REMOVER Filed y 31. 1922 v Patented Jan. 8,1924.

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HARRY COLLINS, or SWEE'IWATER, 'rnxas;

BATTERY-ELEMENT REMOVER.

Application filed May 31, 1922. Serial No. 564,781.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY COLLINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sweetwater, in the county of Nolan and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Battery-Element Removers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a battery element remover, comprising tongs ofa type adapted for simultaneously gripping the opposed posts of theelement plates, Whereby an element as a unit may be readily andconveniently withdrawn from its cell or in serted therein. The object ofthe invention is to provide a device of this character which is simpleof construction, convenient, reliable and eflicient in action, capableof being cheaply manufactured, and adapted to be employed to facilitatethe operation of removing and replacing a battery element as well ascarrying the same from place to place.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a battery cell, showing theremoving tongs engaged with the cell posts in position for operation.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a battery cell of any ordinaryconstruction, having the vent 2 and the project-in posts 8 on oppositesides ofsaid vent, whic 1 posts are connected with the battery platescomposing the'battery element and are adapted to be coupled in practiceby the usual removable post connector. The posts 3, which projectoutwardly through the 'cell cover, are ordinarily made of lead or othersimilar comparatively soft metal.

In carrying my invention into practice I provide an element removercomprlsing a pair at tongs 4 of novel construct-ion. These tongs consistof a pair of substantially U-shaped or bail-shaped handles 5 which aresubsantially counterparts in form and construction. Each of thesehandles embodies, as shown, a )air of parallel side arms 6 con nected atthen upperor outer ends by a cross bar 7 forming a handle or gripmember. The handles 5 are adapted, when the jaws of the device are inclosed position, to lie closely together and in parallel relationship,as illustrated in Figure 2.

The side bars 6 of the respective handles 5 are providedat their loweror free ends with jaws 8 connected with said arms by angularly disposedportions 9; These angularly disposed portions 9 of the two handlesproject in opposite directions, and the said angularly disposed portionsof the arms at the opposite sides of the handles are arranged in crossedrelationship and pivotally coupled, as indicated at 10, by means ofbolts, rivets or other suitable coupling means.

Then the handles ofthe tongs are closed the respective pairs of jaws atthe opposite sides of the tool are adapted to lie in parallelrelationship, and said jaws are'provided at their outer or free endswith inwardly projecting substantially V-shaped gripping teeth 11, whichterminate in comparatively sharp biting edges. The pairs of jaws of thetool are so spaced that the tool may be arranged I to bridge across thespace between the posts '3 and over the vent 2 so as to bring the jawsof the respective pairs on opposite sides of the respectiveposts, thearrangement being such that the jaws may be opened to allow them to beplaced in gripping position on opposite sides of the posts and thenclosed to grip the posts. The posts 3 being made of lead or othercomparatively soft metal, it will beunderstood that the sharp bitingedges of the teeth 11 will bite or sink therecell from the batterycasing, after the casing has been unsealed and the cover sectionsremoved, the handles 5 of the deviceare held inQthe hand and the gripmembers 7 spread so as to spread the j aws-8 the proper distance apart,the device then'being disposed in the position shown iii-Figure 1 withthe jaws arranged on opposite sides of the posts 3, and the handles arethen closed together to close the jaws and cause the biting edges of theteeth 11 thereof to engage and sink into the material of the posts. Thedevice may then be held in a single hand of the operator. and a firmconnection between the extractor and the battery element will beafiorded to enable the element to be drawn with one hand, while theother hand is employed for other purposes. In a similar manner the jawsmay be engaged with the battery posts whenever it is desired to reinsertthe battery element within its cell. lit will be observed that theconstruction of the tool handles is such that the handle members lie inparallel relation, thus disposing the grip 7 so that the jaws may notonly be held closed but the tool employed as a convenient device fortransporting the battery element from place to place as required forrepairs or other purposes. The :onstruction is also simple and adaptsthe device to be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

Having thus fully described my invention, 1 claim:

A battery element remover comprising a pair of tongs, each consisting ofa looped handle member embodying side arms and a transverse gripportion, the free ends of said arms being crossed and pivotallyconnected and provided with terminal jaws, said jaws being arrangedarallel to said arms and being of less length portions of the arms thefree ends of said jaws being; provided with sharp edge bitingprojections extending across the inner faces thereof. 1

In testimony whereof ll afiix my signature.

l HARRY CULLINS.

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